Men's Volleyball: Bethany falls to Geneva and Thiel at PAC Preview

LATROBE, Pa. – The Bethany College men's volleyball team closed out the Presidents' Athletic Conference preview weekend against Geneva College and Thiel College in Latrobe, Pa., Saturday afternoon. The Bison fell to 0-4 to open the season.  

THE MATCHUP

• Geneva 3, Bethany 0 (25-18, 25-13, 25-16)
• Thiel 3, Bethany 0 (25-12, 25-18, 25-9)

HOW IT HAPPENED

• In the match against Geneva, Bethany played one of their better sets of the weekend. It was a back-and-forth battle for most of the first set. The Bison led 16-14 but the Golden Tornadoes would battle and knot the set at 17-17. After trailing 19-18, the Bison would let the Golden Tornadoes score the final six points to take the first set, 25-18. The Golden Tornadoes kept momentum, defeating the Bison in three sets.
• Against Thiel, the Tomcats would hold momentum in the first set. The Bison battled through the second set, but never could get a lead. The Tomcats would manage to pull away and then take the final two sets.

MATCH NOTES

• Tyler Johnson led the Bison in the match against Geneva with six kills and 13 digs. He added two service aces.
• Leonardo Locatelli had 11 digs in the first match.
• Four Bison had three kills each in the second match: James Lucht, McKay Ginez, Tyler Johnson, and Rylan Trapp.  

RECORDS

Bethany College – 0-4     

Thiel College – 1-1 (0-0 AMCC)

Geneva College – 2-2 (1-0 AMCC)

WHAT'S NEXT?  

The Bison return to action on Wednesday, Jan. 24 against Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa. First serve is set for 7 pm.